Shoulder pain: Sounds muscular likely due to spasm, and possibly a referred pain pattern from trigger points . Trigger points are hyper irritable knots or areas of muscle spasm. They are generally tender and sometimes produce a local twitch reaction when palpated or needled. Each muscle has their own referral pattern. Read up on janet travell's work on this as she is most famously known as jfk's physician.
Answered 12/18/2013
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